The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-03


OF Wheeling, and the further authority
acquired under the laws OF Went Virginii
and under the Acte Of CONGRESS OF tht
United States. to bridge the Ohio river al
the head Of Wheeling Island. G
This company now proposes to untler
take the construction Of eaid bridge owe
the Ohio rlver and tho part OF Its lint
In Ohio county, and extensive terml
nal facilities In the city OF Wheeling, ant
II necessary limo to Benwood, go as Il
effectively reach the manufacturing es
tahilahmenta and large freight producin,
points throuzhou. the city oi Wheeling
and Benwood. It Is believed that BY
building connections from the bridge Il
the existing railways, and by extending
tracks into tho6e portions OF the city no
now sufficiently provided with rsilrost
facilities, and by adopting liberal policy
for the interchange OF buslness and .ht
handling Of cars Of other rosdn for smal
sTitching charge, 1t will be unnecessary
to duplicate to any great extent existing
railroad lsGilitiea; bnt Il will he tho policy
of the company to eecure to all portions Of
tho city tho beAel,s OF the bridge and It's
connecting rofds, by the building Of new
llifcs In the city wherever nee tssary.
In the matter Of oonnectlBg roads, 1t Ia
proper to say that o corporation has been
formed under tho laws OF Ohio for the
cons,ruction OF q railroad from the west.
ely end Of eaid bridge to BoTetaton, Har'
rison county, Ohio, distance Of forty.
one miles. with view cf forming q con
nection from Wheeling, over the bridgs
with OF least three exie.ing railroads In
Ohio, and 1t Is contemplated that said con.
meeting road shall be completed about the
time Of tho completion OF tbs pridge.
This company Ia unable, at this time, tc
don!gna.o tho location Of It, tracks iu
Wheeling, but proposcn that they ahsll 10
clude the construction Gf a track from the
aasterly end OF said bridge to conneOtiou
with tho Pittsburgh, Wheslipg & Ken
lucky Rilroad; also the construction OF e
tunnel through the hill, from point con
venient to the eau.erly end Of tho bridge
to the valley Of Wheeling orees, With 6
view to the extension up said creek eau.
wGrdly to Connslsville, Pa. tracks to ts
laid from the bridge through the tuuDel
thoncs down tho valley OF Wheeling crses
at least az far as Nineteenth street or thai
vicinity. From that point or from tht
track connecting tho b.itBs with the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling & Kentucky Railway, c
track or tracks shall ba extended to reach
tbs business Of tho lower part Of the city
aud BeawooJ, unless that result can b:
accomplished by srrsDgcmenta with exist!
ing railroads as hsrsinEelore indicated.
To sid in SECURING and constructing
the terminals in this city, this comp nv
aeka that subscription ba lcats to III
stock 10 the sum OF $500, 900, oy tho city
Of Wheeling, or the county Of Ohio, O!
both, the aysils to be applied to aud usad
for tho sole purpose Of acquiring the lsHds
and rishlo Of way neodeu in the city O.
Wheeling; and il the entire sun b. MOI
lrequircd Tor that purposo: the e1cees to be
applied to tue construction CT the termir.
ale in the city Of Wheeling and vicinity
esst Of the Ohio sivor.
TO secure the proper application oil said
money to be purposes inttuds1 ,psymantt
may be made by tho proper oslicers upon
vouchers approved by committee, by
tho Council or Board making the cub.
scIlptions, snd titles to property thus paid
for msy be held in trus. until the bridge
sbail be completed ana ccnuacted with
ouch OF the existing roada aa may desire
to connect with it, and until tracks s.s
laid continuously from tho bridge 10 the
property 80 acquired and paid for; and
until ths railroad bridge to BoHcrstoa ia
(conploted.
No part ot the subscription sha!, te re.
Quired to be paid or exoendsd 60 afcrs
said until at least $500. 900 shall have beer
Expended in the construction cfthe bridge
and terminals (includ;ng the tunnel in
the latter. when one.third Of the entire
amount thall be applied and psid "a above
stated. '.--
Tbs second 100000 shall be applied a.
Aforesaid when 5000. 900 shall hays bssn
le1psndod upon said bridge aud terminals
upon the account OF the company, enc
the third SlO0. 900 shall be applied and
expended when the b:;dse and tune
shall have been completed, aud ssid rail
road from the bridge to Bowerston shal
have been constructed OF so i.r advances
as to practically ass4:e its completion.
Provided that the city or county authori
ties aball provide right OF way for the cor
esrcc:ion OF tracks in the city OF Wheeliu,
as fast as Eeeaed for the proper proaecu
ton Of the work OF constructing tie term
insls. -
1t will be es!ipulsted in proper form tha:
tho charges for the passage oscars and the
carriage Of freight aud passengers, shall
be equal and without discrimination as tc
| all railroads now e1ieting in Wheeling OF
Martins Ferry or that may be hereatto.
built to either point, 50 as to connect with
said bridge or with any Of the proposed
terminal tracks in tho city of Wheeling.
1t shall be further stipulated that thit
company or any company that nsy sue
cosd il in tho control Of spid proposed
terminals in Wheeling shall tranaier any
freight car from any, railroad connecting
with eaid terminal tracks (Whother aucL
road now exists or may be hereafter built
to eny place on said terminal system In
| Wheeling or Benwood iii aaid termina
system is extended to that point) for E
reasonable cherga, nv azceeding 50 pei
car, without Discrimination in favor OF 9,
against any eaid road. Provided, however
that such connecting road shall perform
the likossrvlcs for this company over it.
tracks in this city or Benwood, for like
charge. Co., -. -. =.
Tho s!cck to be issued under said sub
sctip,ion or subscriptions may be made {
preferred stock, if at the time Of making
ench subscription the Council or Board &c
elects; by virtue Of which preference ter
per cant OF tho nat earnings Of the compa
ny after the payment Of operating expen
ses, maintalnance, taxes, intereRt snt
necessary improvements, shall he applied
to tho redemption and retirement Of sale
preferred stock q. par.
| Respectfully,
| !, R. II. ,CocHRAs, "a 2,
Pfeaide2t Wheeling 4 Harrisburg
Railway Company.
| TiE COMMITTEE FAvORS IT. =
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